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Syed Ata Hasnain, a retired lieutenant-general, is a former commander of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps. He is also associated with the Vivekananda International Foundation and the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies.
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Power Reset In Pak And Its Global ConsequencesColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Power Reset In Pak And Its Global Consequences

    Recent tremors surrounding Imran Khan’s uncertain fate, constitutional experimentation through the 27th Amendment, and...

    4 Dec 2025 10:57 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Iran Waits in the Shadows: Is a Fresh Flareup Coming?Columnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Iran Waits in the Shadows: Is a Fresh Flareup...

    Iran’s volley of missiles and drones, launched in retaliation for Israeli strikes on its military assets and senior...

    27 Nov 2025 10:20 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Urban Radicalisation: The Warning In DelhiColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Urban Radicalisation: The Warning In Delhi

    The Delhi blast reminds us that while India’s fundamental social resilience remains strong, urban radicalisation has...

    18 Nov 2025 10:00 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Asean And The Indo-Pacific: Geopolitical ‘Middle Earth’Columnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Asean And The Indo-Pacific: Geopolitical ‘Middle...

    As the 2025 Asean summit convenes in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, the global spotlight is once again turning towards this...

    23 Oct 2025 8:31 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Pakistan’s Confidence Trap & India’s Strategic CautionColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Pakistan’s Confidence Trap & India’s Strategic...

    At the helm of the Pakistan military today stands a chief with an ambitious streak, emblematic of the institution’s...

    9 Oct 2025 12:08 AM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | The Age of Backlash: Why Gen Z Angry, World UneasyColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | The Age of Backlash: Why Gen Z Angry, World Uneasy

    What we are witnessing today is not the wholesale rejection of globalisation, but a deep backlash against its...

    2 Oct 2025 1:02 AM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Nepal In Fix: Can It Douse Youth Fury, Calm Region?Columnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Nepal In Fix: Can It Douse Youth Fury, Calm Region?

    Nepal this week leapt back into the spotlight as thousands poured into Kathmandu after a sudden social media ban,...

    9 Sept 2025 11:33 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | New US Envoy & India’s Strategic CrossroadsColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | New US Envoy & India’s Strategic Crossroads

    President Trump has not named an ambassador to Pakistan yet, prompting speculation that the India post may carry...

    25 Aug 2025 10:56 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | 3 Hard Choices Ahead For India In Uncertain WorldColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | 3 Hard Choices Ahead For India In Uncertain World

    India-US ties are again going through a difficult patch. In marked contrast to his earlier tenure, when Donald Trump...

    18 Aug 2025 10:55 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | Climate & Geology Posing Fresh Himalayan ThreatsColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | Climate & Geology Posing Fresh Himalayan Threats

    In October 2023, the South Lhonark lake in Sikkim gave way, sending a wall of water downstream that obliterated the...

    12 Aug 2025 8:20 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | From War To Uncertainty: Shifting Sands In MideastColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | From War To Uncertainty: Shifting Sands In Mideast

    The war, perhaps, could not have been elongated without full-scale American involvement, and that was never the intent...

    15 July 2025 10:16 PM IST

    Syed Ata Hasnain | The Israel-Iran Standoff: A War Long in the MakingColumnists
    Syed Ata Hasnain | The Israel-Iran Standoff: A War Long in the Making

    If the war between Iran and Israel continues to intensify -- as now seems likely -- there are serious outcomes in the...

    18 Jun 2025 8:38 PM IST

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